For questions about the British author, primarily of hard science-fiction; Arthur C. Clarke. His best-known works include 2001, a Space Odyssey and Rendezvous with Rama. Only use for questions about the author himself, for questions on his works use the appropriate work tag.
Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction author, popular science writer, inventor, and futurist. With isaac-asimov and robert-a-heinlein, he was known as one of the "Big Three" of the Golden Age of science fiction.
Most of Clarke's fiction was hard science fiction, with rigorous physics. Space exploration was a common theme. His most famous works include:
- 2001: A Space Odyssey, in which a black monolith guides the evolution of man's intelligence. At the same time he wrote the novel, Clarke collaborated with Stanley Kubrik on the film of the same name. Clarke later wrote three sequels: 2010: Odyssey Two, 2061: Odyssey Three and 3001: The Final Odyssey.
- Rendezvous with Rama, in which mankind encounters an alien spaceship.
- The Fountains of Paradise, a novel about the construction of a space elevator.
